Class Speech Analysis

"The Ballot or Bullet"

- Malcolm X

Speech Analysis By:

Sam Ekimyan and Kevin Koseyan

"The Ballot or Bullet" speech simply demands immediate attention to it, because of the strength and power the title holds. Malcolm X, being the revolutionary speaker and civil rights activist that he is, showed justice to his audience. Sam and Kevin did an outstanding job analyzing his speech from every aspect. The SOAPS-T was constructed clearly and gave the class a brief idea of what the speech was about, its purpose and general information about Malcolm X. Even if one has not read or heard the speech that Malcolm X recited, Sam's and Kevin's powerpoint presentation gave a description of the speech and its main points. They kept their audience interested, since rascism had an immense role in this nations past in a negative way. Hearing about a civil rights leader persuading his people to take a stance and exercise their rights against violence leaves a fulfilling thought in one's mind. 

Sam and Kevin did a great job locating different literary devices in "The Ballot or Bullet" speech. The certainly caught one's attention by stating that the ethos was building and automatic. However the idea that they had behind the statement made sense, for Malcolm X had an obvious automatic ethos, but throughout his speech he builds a certain character with the audience which whom he is speaking to.  The classical oration was also clearly stated however there might have been an error in the use of the word 'induction' instead of 'introduction' in the first part of the classical oration. Other than that minor detail, an A+ for Sam and Kevin!